Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1887-06-25
rcd haired Miss Foster that he
made quite a fool of himself. But

rcd haired Miss F0Srer.sEllaG nf
made quite a fool of himself. But
don't care-much!o
"Miss Fosteri is q verYlovely girl
and her l.air is "a rich anburn,'
Laura said, with a quiet smile. 81
do notssec why Jack should not he
civil to her-in fact, be devoted to
her. Jack has always admired
Nina FoSter.n
..Well. let him admire hsr," Mel
lie said, fretful1y, "bu5- Pm-sure of
just one thing, Cousin Llur;l--lf
Jack ever asks me ID dance with
him again. shall nof' forget his
srudelless of last night" Then, after
q short silence: II think of going
home in a few days, Laura
Lanra's dark eyes opened sur
prisedly.
81 do,n exclaimed Nellie, her
pretty eyes filing with tears. 81
don't want t5.stay any longer. I'm
tired oGuaAe nonsenSa5of my so.
calleI kNIirerS. ~ think Jack
ought tAba ashamed Of hlmself--
and shall go home OH Saturday"
sDeitr," Laura said, bending for
ward to lay Ilcrswliite hand on the
pretty one in Nellie's lap, 81 think
| quite understand you; you are
angry at Jack, and he may de-
serve it, but you should not make
us all suffer for his misdoings.-
Nellie, do you act tow.lrd him as a
woman should act towards the
man she lov6SY"
~ don't love him." Nellie cried
angrily, and then she put up both
jeweled hands and bagln TO soh.-.
II don't-not che least bit in the
world,n she cried, with much un-
force, but Laura drew
her chair nearer her cousin, took
the fair head 10 her bosom, and
smoothed it IL moment silently
When she spoke her sweet voice
was very low and u trifle sad.
81, having loved, can recognize
the sweet, fair opening of love-
she said. gently. eve are so Care
less of a henri which lies at our
hand, Nellie, that we torture it,,
play with it, wound it sometimes
sorely, because it is our own. L
know, Nellie. No woman wants to
own that she loves, not even when
the one who is dear as her life to
her pleads for her affection. We
would be free I'LL our lives, we're we
to have orr own way; free, to win
love which we do not care for; to
laugh at heart;lche and love power;
to keep men ut our feet, and look
down on them from the height Of
our own Indifference. But when
the master comes, we rebel against
his power, Nellie. We donot want.
to kneel to him, noble though he
may be; we tremble ut bis touch.
his. smile, but that we tremble
chafes:us; and we denySiim our
sniles, while @e turn tosothers to
& i6s & slFSs 81.
-sE 81 HI n8tscome back TO X :.
read my OVID, a1d would tel & you,
from my own bitter memories, that
when love would fain answer love
q woman's sole chance fol- happi-
ness lies in her own hand for a
single hour; thlt hour gone by, she
either stands among tho loving,
happy women who are blest BY Il
mans best love. or she looks drear-
ily at her harvest, which is but re-
gretlul sorrow.
Nelie's tears had ceased to flow;
she lifted her head and laid an i'm
pulsive kiss upon the lips of her
cousin.
TELL me, Laura" she whispered
to her softly.
"Not unless youlove my brother.n
Laura answered. "My story would
warn one who truly loves, yet hest
tates before her happiness;on care
less ears it would fall TOO lightly"
"Neliie's pretty face WAS crimson
as she made her confession.
w-I think L would, ifte was
not so unkind TO me-" she said
Laura kissed her.
"You ale scarcely kind to him,
dear" she said, with faint smile;
what was it last night, Nellies"
II suppose 1t wasn't quite tue
thing to do, but gave a pretty
flower to Vane Brandon, which |
reIu ed to Jack; and [ think l told
somebody, where Jack could hear,
that he and l-were sort of cousins,
and that | would like a dozen more
just like him." owned Nellle9"
eyes," said Laura. bitterly, 4and.
you loved him best all the time. It
was so with me, Nellie," l had
cold careless words for the man
WHO was all the world to me |
would turn from him to the most
iriyplous among my acquaintance.
and treat him with the most utter
indifference. a favor he would
ask | would grant 10 another in his
presence after having denied it to
lin. l was foolish enough to think
that by seeming Indifferent might
become so, and as my heart turned
more strongly toward him my man
ner became more cold and hanghty
and the end WAS that-we parted.